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Averages 17 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Fridays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (95%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
17 10%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
593 10%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
15 12%
Activity Rank #9,159 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#9,159 882
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
96%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
23%

r/goodnews Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes010203005001k1.5kAug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (88 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
6%
10–99
26%
100–999
48%
1K+
20%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 87%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 232
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 6.5K

r/goodnews Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 10 AM
Mon 9 AM
Tue 10 AM
Wed 3 PM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 6 AM

r/goodnews Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Positive News 👉🏼♥️294 (57.5%)356
Political positivity 📈192 (37.6%)1.0K
Personal News 📰11 (2.2%)156
Other 9 (1.8%)321
Other5 (1.0%)287

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

95%link posts

r/goodnews Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
senate
32 (6.3%)
1.3K32
year
26 (5.1%)
2228
drump
26 (5.1%)
1.5K29
first
23 (4.5%)
3718
years
21 (4.1%)
77811
judge
20 (3.9%)
89111
state
20 (3.9%)
72512
against
19 (3.7%)
88015
center
18 (3.5%)
3368
million
18 (3.5%)
76919

r/goodnews Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
goodgoodgood.co20312
nbcnews.com191.1K
thehill.com18893
theguardian.com17379
newrepublic.com171.0K
advocate.com161.2K
upworthy.com15183
independent.co.uk15385
people.com14172
the-independent.com13716

r/goodnews Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/goodnews Audience Overlap

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r/goodnews FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/goodnews?

Based on posting volume, r/goodnews is most active on Fridays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/goodnews?

r/goodnews averages 17 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/goodnews get?

Posts on r/goodnews average about 593 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/goodnews get most?

On r/goodnews, most posts are link posts (95%)